The Ninth Circuit’s November 2, 2026 opinion in Opinion (Prisoner), No. 25-4650, is a useful reminder of how closely appellate courts scrutinize prisoner claims at the pleading, summary judgment, and procedural-default stages. Although the caption gives little away, the decision appears to address recurring issues in prisoner litigation: what a plaintiff must show to keep constitutional claims alive, how…
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Clarifies Key Limits in Prisoner Appeals

Weekend legal news often reflects a familiar pattern: the most consequential developments emerge late Friday or Saturday, when courts, agencies, and litigants release decisions and announcements that will shape the coming week. This Sunday’s legal landscape appears to be defined by that dynamic, with major attention on court rulings, significant lawsuits and settlements, enforcement activity, regulatory movement, and notable criminal…
Continue Reading Weekend Legal News Cycle Spotlights Rulings, Enforcement, and High-Stakes Litigation Trends

The Second Circuit has dismissed as moot an appeal seeking to halt enforcement of New York’s independent-expenditure disclosure rules as applied to ads tied to the 2025 New York City mayoral race, leaving the challenged regime in place without resolving the underlying constitutional questions.

The dispute arose from a challenge by American Future Fund to New York’s political-ad disclosure requirements…
Continue Reading Second Circuit Finds Challenge to New York Political-Ad Disclosure Law Moot

A New York appellate court heard arguments in President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his 2024 conviction on felony falsifying-business-records charges arising from the so-called hush-money case. The hearing drew intense attention not only because it involves the first criminal conviction of a former—and now current—U.S. president, but also because the appeal tests how far prosecutors can go in pairing…
Continue Reading New York Appellate Panel Probes Trump’s Bid to Undo Hush-Money Conviction

The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states have secured a $49.75 million settlement with Progress Residential, LLC and its owner, Pretium Partners, resolving allegations that the companies used deceptive rental pricing and engaged in related unlawful conduct in the single-family rental market. The action is notable not only for its size, but also for where regulators aimed it:…
Continue Reading FTC’s $49.75 Million Deal With Progress Residential Signals Rising Scrutiny of Rental Pricing

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general have publicly released additional, previously redacted allegations in their enforcement case against Amazon, offering a more detailed look at claims that the company manipulated advertising auctions and drove up prices paid by advertisers. The newly visible allegations sharpen the factual contours of one of the most consequential antitrust and unfair-practices cases…
Continue Reading FTC and States Unseal Key Allegations in Amazon Ad-Auction Antitrust Fight

From : Blog Entry >> Aaron’s Blog EntryPlease enjoy this blog authored by Aaron Barbee, Learning & Development Manager, Thompson Coburn. This article builds on the ILTACON 2026 session “Building a Next-Gen Legal Training Ecosystem,” presented by Thomas Turner, Chelsea Dohemann, Jacqueline Schafer, and Daniel Choi, and a follow-up conversation with Chelsea Dohemann, Mary Allen, and Aaron Barbee. Chelsea…
Continue Reading ILTA Just-In-Time: Building the Next-Gen Legal Training Ecosystem

The Eleventh Circuit’s recent opinion in No. 25-12239 is now available, and while the significance of any appellate ruling ultimately turns on its specific holdings, this decision is worth attention for what it says about the court’s approach to appellate review and issue framing. For litigators practicing in federal court, Eleventh Circuit opinions often carry practical guidance well beyond the…
Continue Reading Eleventh Circuit Opinion in No. 25-12239: What Practitioners Should Watch

The promise of CLM, without the complexity.MIAMI, FL — November 2026 — SimpleDocs, an award-winning provider of AI-powered contract solutions and parent company of Law Insider, today announced the launch of SimpleDocs 360, a comprehensive AI-native contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform designed to simplify how organizations manage contracts.For years, traditional CLM systems have promised to streamline contracting, but…
Continue Reading Introducing SimpleDocs 360: AI-Native Contract Lifecycle Management

FileTrail’s records management workflows complement filerskeepers’ legal retention intelligence to help organizations put retention requirements into practice CHICAGO and AMSTERDAM – Nov. 5, 2026 – Litera, the legal AI platform provider that best unifies the practice and business of law, announced a partnership with filerskeepers, a provider of global data retention intelligence and services, to help organizations…
Continue Reading Litera and filerskeepers Bridge the Gap Between Global Retention Requirements and Records Governance

A new inter partes review proceeding, IPR2027-00030, was filed at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on October 30, 2026, under the caption Shining 3D Tech Co., Ltd. As of the current docket entry, the publicly available case title identifies Shining 3D Tech Co., Ltd., but practitioners should watch for additional filings that clarify the full party alignment,…
Continue Reading New PTAB Challenge Filed in IPR2027-00030 Involving Shining 3D Tech